Stock-car



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL N. BROWNELL, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.

STOCK-CA R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,337, dated December 14, 1880.

Application filed April 30, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL N. BROWNELL, of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan, have invented new and usefullmprovements in Stock- Oars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the feed-receptacles and water-troughs of a stock-car, and has for its object to provide feed-receptacles which are located on the outside of a car with a rack which is so constructed and arranged that it swings inwardly to a perpendicular position parallel with the car-wall, whereby the contents of the food-receptacle are more readily discharged and the cattle in the car are prevented from forcing their heads through the car-wall to intercept the opening of the doors; and a further object is to provide the car with a water-trough located on the outside, and so constructed and arranged that its inner edge, when in position for holding water, comes even with the inner face of the studs of the car-wall, to admit of the stock drinking, yet occupying none of the interior space of said car. I efi'ect these objects by the followingdescribed construction.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car, showing the rack and trough; Fig. 2, end elevation, Fig. 3, a cross-sectional view; Fig. 4, a trough; Fig. 5, an enlarged view of the matters shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

I construct the trough O in the common form of metal troughs, except that in one side I form slots to a, which receive the studs of the car-wall when said trough is in position for holding water. In the other edge ofthe trough O is a rod extending a little beyond each of its ends, forming an axle to the trough, one end of which rod terminates in a crank or lever, P. I adapt the car for the connection of the trough by securing perpendicular standards B to the car-wall, into which are loosely located the ends of the rods to .the trough, thus hinging the trough to the car. At the right of Fig. 1 and left of Fig. 2 the trough 0 is swung downward to discharge its 0011- tents and to admit of the opening of car-door L. In the former figure slots at a and their relationship with the car-studs are illustrated.

At the left of Figs. 1 and 2 the trough is shown in position for watering the stock. The

rack o to the feed-receptacle E is hinged at o to the edge of the car-roof; or, if located lower, it may be hinged to a beam provided for the purpose and extend on an outward incline to beam B, where it is detachably fastened by hook 0, Fig. 5.

In the drawings, D illustrates the outer door of the receptacle E, said door being hinged to beam B.

By showing these features I design to substantially illustrate the common outer inclosures of stock-car feed-receptacles, the novelty of my invention relative to said receptacles being the providing of an inner inclosure located on and inclined to the base of the outer inclosure, forming a bottom inclosure adapted for the purpose specified.

In other arrangements it has been found difficult to remove the hay from the receptacles, from the fact of its being pressed in so hard that it so closely engaged the wall-inclosures of the receptacle that in opening a door on the bottom the hay would not fall out, but had to be pulled out by force. The principle holds the same when the food is taken from doors on the sides.

With my arrangement, by unhooking the rack c at o, it swings in position shown in Figs. 3 and 5, where it is held by button i, as seen in the latter figure. It will readily be seen that when the rack 0 swings inwardly, as shown, the hay is disengaged or loosened from the sides of the inclosure of the receptacle E, when it falls out readily. By this arrangement, also, the button i holds the rack c or inclosure rigid, so that it remains in said position and prevents the cattle from forcing their heads through the wall, as stated.

I design my rack or inner and lower inclosure, 0, all in one, to be applied to any foodreceptacles of a stock-car, substantially like the one illustrated in the'drawings, and when thus connected forming a combination of the two, and, with button 2', constituting my invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A stock-car having a food-receptacle located on the outside of its walls, when said receptacle is provided with the inner and under inclosure or rack, c, said inclosure or rack being hinged at 1-, detachabl connected by as specified and shown,whereby the inner edge to hook o, and held by button 1 engaging its inof the trough comes even with the inner face ner top face when swung in perpendicular poot' the studs of the car-wall, to admit of the sition, all as specified and shown for the obcattle drinking, yet occupying none of the in- 5 ject set forth. terior space of said car.

2. A car provided with trough G, hinged in DANIEL N. BROWNELL. perpendicular standards B, and its slots a a Witnesses: engaging studs of the car-wall, said trough ORLANDO W. POWERS, located on the outer face of the car-inclosnre, H. ANDREW SORG. 

